The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-04-14
Russia Shows Strong Desire to Arrive at
an Amieable Understanding with Austria
Concerning the Balkan Difficulties.
Correction of Misleading Report as to
the Afghan Boundary Dispute.
Mr. Chamberlain Indulges in Some Bitter
Talk Concerning the English Liberals-A
Motion that Will Cause a Sensation.
THE GENERAL SITUATION.
Russia, Tarkey and Ruigaria-Removai of
Municipal Officials in Aisace-Lorraine.

Russia, Turkey and Ruigaria-Removai of
Municipal Officials in AIsace-Lorri4ine.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal
LONDON. April 13-The Berlin Tagebatt has
information from good source that NJ. Neldoff.
the Russian ambassador at Constantinople, has
called On the Porte to take measures, as
suezerain of Bulgaria. to restore order in that
country and that vigorous action OF the part of
Turkey is imminent.
A special from Berlin to London paper to-
night. stated that the Gar has entertained a
number OF leading Bulgarian refugees implicated
IN the recent rising against the Bulgarian gov
ernment at luncheon at GatschiHa.
A Vienna special, tonight, declares that the
interview of Prince Labanoff, Russian embassa-
dor to Austria, and Count Kalnnky was of an
eninently peaceful and satisfactory character
Russia now displays strong desire to arrive at
= fresh understanding with Austria Cd the basis
OF the recognition of the respective spheres of
action of the two coun tries in the Balkans. in
order TO free her bands for an uninterrupted re-
sumption of expansion in Asia Coun. Kalnoky
recently received Prince Labanoffs proposals
cordially, and in Vienna hopes are generally en-
tertained that war between Russia and Austria
may be avoided.
Tae opposition press, to-day commenting on
the Arslo-Russian conn isson for the delimita-
ton of the Russo -Afgh an frontier, draws atten-
tlon prominently to the fact that the Ghilzai
troubles and the renewal of the boundary dis
puies are coincident. The optimist statement
that friendly understanding had been effected
between Russia and England is misleading
Inc british government have accepted the Rus
1nterprP of ha oI6 tha
o'1us boundary. This they were bound eventu-
Ally to DO. the territory claimed by Russia be-
ing then explicitly described as belonging to that
country. On the details the commission have
not fgreed. and are no nearer an agreement
than when Colonel Ridgway threw I'D the ne
gotiations and returned to India The real
point is not the upper the lower line of the
Oxus, but the possession of strategical points
south of the line enormously strengthening the
RUSSIAN position in relation TO British India.
On these "details nothing has been settled.
Paris sp eciais tonight report, without remark,
| large number of additional removals of mu4-S.s
| inal officials in Alsaee-Lorrains. by imperial
! authority, aud the appointment OF imperial off
| GERS. principally Germanized Alsatians, to the
| vacant posts. The names and places, amounting
| IN number to upwards of seventy, where these
| c',angeA have already been effected, are given.
| fhe ecclesiastical authorities are stated to be
willing to allow German to become a compulsory
| study in the educational establishments of the
| church. but resist the attempt to establish Ger
1 man in place of French as tho official language
of the priests and teachers.
In consequence, mainly. it is understood OF
impending French and American mediation OF
intervention. the British Admiralty, acting unde,
instructions from the Foreign Office. have can
. celed the order for the bombardment of Havti
| The British govern ment have consented TO defer
action pending friendly discussion of the rira
claims of the subjects of the respective countries
whose interests are involved.